Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-01
The state itself paid in bounties s, ,esi. 20,

The state itself paid In bounties 8, 6Si. 7Ol
ms deducted from the aggregate would
snow thnt the amount reported as paid by
the 0c lilies was 81, $50, 1876 This enornlou
sum does not show lack OF liherality But
tins Is not all When the soldier was en-
isted, lberality had only lust begun Re-
can The law which provided by counties
Tor the families OF soldiers during Oh. ir
np.ence there are no doubt many men
IN thls ~'nate who were supervi. Ors iurng
those ears OF war and who dealt out 10
wives ana children of those soldiers :
~ : % ana even o per month for years
ne aggregate OF these sums has never
peeu, never can ! @ computed. The COM
hlttee refer further 20 the amount, paid
To the soldiers by the general government
una 10 the amount expended for the
soluiers nome, and close with recommend
ing that the bill do not pass.
lhe house took up the same sui.
lect as special order, there be-
ing two bills on the subject, one 10 pro
woe Tor the adjusting and payment OF
/ state Dountles to Michigan soldiers and
one 10 provide for the paVmeut of such
! bountles a. may be due under act numbe
I - OF the session laws of lNGl The hills
/ were aEreed 10 without debate, and were
placed on the order of third readiug 4
motion to put the last named bill on it,
immediate passage failed.
The university appropriation bill came
UP III tue mousse Tue Otntr uaX. the gnegtinp
being the passage of the bin over the gov
ernor veto. The matter was thoroughly
discussed the governors objections taken
up one 10y one and considered The vote
was taken ana stood 43 yeas, TO 4, nays:
absent or not voting, 9.
The same evening the senate took up In
second blll origin <ly introduced for the
maintenance of the University of Mich.
gan. II Is In terms precisely similar 10
the bill vetoed 10y the governor excrpt
mat the Appropriation for a building for
the scientific and ex erimen tai laboratory
Is 800 OJO being ) ., less than the former
bill. Mr.. Mayo of Calhoun moved 10 strike !
cut the appropriation for the building He
gave some puerle reasons for this and was |
charged 10y Mr.. j. w. Babcock with run.
ning TO the governors office To get his |
reasons Mr.. Hubbell ridiculed the absurd |
course of Mr.. May. The motion to strike |
out received but five votes The bill mass
ed three votes only in the negative and
was sent TO the house.
The amendments TO the game law occn.
ped the attention of the senate "A few
days ago. Messrs. Harshaw. Crosby. j
w. babcock, Howell Sharp and OReillv
endeavored To have struck out the provi
SION making IL unlawful TO use dogs I'm
hunting deer. but their most industrious
enorts were Of no avail The only amend
ment made 10 the bill was one limiting
! he deer hunting season in the upper pen
insula from October / TO November n
The bill takes effect October l.
The governor has approved the act
consolidating Saginaw and East Saginaw
ana Bay CITY and West Bay City. lie
h friends of the Mining school bill To
recalllt. II not veto is expected
Gov Luce has approved the local option
'lll, the Appropriation of $50 go for bund /
ne ana improvements at the state nor {
nal school, and the till recently passed
making further appropriation for the
Michigan soldiers home